Baia, Tulcea

Commune in Tulcea, Romania

(2020–2024) Mugurel Marșavela^[1] (PSD)Area

198.29 km² (76.56 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,161 • Density21/km² (54/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

827005

Vehicle reg.TLWebsitewww.primarie-comuna-baia.ro

Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Villages

The commune includes five villages:

Baia (Hamangia until 1929, Turkish: Hamamci)
Camena
Caugagia (Turkish: Kavgaci)
Ceamurlia de Sus (Yeni Kazak until ca. 1855)
Panduru (Potur until 1929)

History

In 1953, archaeological excavations on a site along the Lake Golovița, near Baia, led to the discovery of a new Middle Neolithic culture, named after the commune. Further research has shown that the culture, with Mediterranean origins, extended across Dobruja and North-Eastern Bulgaria. The culture's most notable artefact is an anthropomorphic statuette in terra cotta, known as The Thinker, which was discovered at Cernavodă.

References

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^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.